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Re: Crazy question: can I take 20-year-old shrooms??? [Re: FrancoAmerican]
    #26576857 - 04/04/20 08:28 AM (3 years, 9 months ago)

Do it for science!


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Re: Crazy question: can I take 20-year-old shrooms??? [Re: ShroomGoddess]
    #26577784 - 04/04/20 05:42 PM (3 years, 9 months ago)

Besides the visual test (they look alright, and have no visible mold), give them the sniff test. They should smell like normal, dried-out shrooms (in which case, you should be good to go). If they have a funky odor, especially if it's strong, that would indicate they are rotten.

If they pass the above tests, one could also make a tea out of them, to be on the safe side. The boiling water should kill any nasties on the shrooms.


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Re: Crazy question: can I take 20-year-old shrooms??? [Re: jgotti]
    #26577885 - 04/04/20 06:48 PM (3 years, 9 months ago)

I believe mushrooms can last that long if they were stored properly and dried correctly. I mean, like said above - give them the sniff test if all looks normal on the mushrooms.

Blending a tea is also a great idea.


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Re: Crazy question: can I take 20-year-old shrooms??? [Re: Vibe_Enthusiast] * 1
    #26578587 - 04/05/20 02:13 AM (3 years, 9 months ago)

Mushrooms have been found to still contain psilocybin after over 100 years of storage.......if there dry, look good, and smell good, make a tea from them and jump in..


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Re: Crazy question: can I take 20-year-old shrooms??? [Re: DJ Ed]
    #26578838 - 04/05/20 06:54 AM (3 years, 9 months ago)

:whathesaid: the tea should protect you from any nasties your look and sniff tests may have missed. I doubt you'll find any reports on similar experiments.
Which is why you should.


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Re: Crazy question: can I take 20-year-old shrooms??? [Re: RichardCranium]
    #26593683 - 04/11/20 02:51 PM (3 years, 9 months ago)

Well?


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Re: Crazy question: can I take 20-year-old shrooms??? [Re: FrancoAmerican]
    #26594384 - 04/11/20 09:44 PM (3 years, 9 months ago)

:grossman:


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Re: Crazy question: can I take 20-year-old shrooms??? [Re: The Blind Ass]
    #26594857 - 04/12/20 01:55 AM (3 years, 9 months ago)

I'm keep checking ...to see if they've been eaten yet..


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Re: Crazy question: can I take 20-year-old shrooms??? [Re: BasilBush]
    #26599542 - 04/14/20 04:48 AM (3 years, 9 months ago)

Come on people!!! Why are you so impatient? She was Last seen: 10 days and 23hours. And we all know that the older the shroomies are, the longer the trip. She is probably still tripping. 10 days are not that much.

On the other hand, if we never hear from her again, this could be a great story to spread: I once knew somebody who ate 20 years old mushrooms and was never seen again. The hyperspace bro!!!!


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Re: Crazy question: can I take 20-year-old shrooms??? [Re: Raptoralic]
    #26599624 - 04/14/20 06:32 AM (3 years, 9 months ago)

she ded


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Re: Crazy question: can I take 20-year-old shrooms??? [Re: FrancoAmerican]
    #26600030 - 04/14/20 10:13 AM (3 years, 9 months ago)

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FrancoAmerican said:

I would play it safe and maybe start small in case of mold or some other  possible contamination. Do you have bad allergies?






I would never advise someone to take 20 year old shrooms, and obviously you aren't either. Disclaimer out of the way, though, even if there was mold on these things 20 years ago, or even 3-5 years ago, wouldn't it be long dead and harmless by now? Obviously one could visually inspect these dried shrooms to make sure there is nothing moist and/or fuzzy still growing out of them. But I can't imagine them being harmful even if there was mold on them years ago because they weren't dried properly or enough.

Although, allergies, which you brought up, may be a different animal all together, and I would wonder if even long dead mold could trigger an allergic, hyper-immune response.


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Re: Crazy question: can I take 20-year-old shrooms??? [Re: LSA Woodrose]
    #26601616 - 04/14/20 09:14 PM (3 years, 9 months ago)

When in doubt: make tea
When not in doubt: make tea

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Re: Crazy question: can I take 20-year-old shrooms??? [Re: LSA Woodrose]
    #26601898 - 04/15/20 01:26 AM (3 years, 9 months ago)

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FrancoAmerican said:

I would play it safe and maybe start small in case of mold or some other  possible contamination. Do you have bad allergies?






I would never advise someone to take 20 year old shrooms, and obviously you aren't either. Disclaimer out of the way, though, even if there was mold on these things 20 years ago, or even 3-5 years ago, wouldn't it be long dead and harmless by now? Obviously one could visually inspect these dried shrooms to make sure there is nothing moist and/or fuzzy still growing out of them. But I can't imagine them being harmful even if there was mold on them years ago because they weren't dried properly or enough.

Although, allergies, which you brought up, may be a different animal all together, and I would wonder if even long dead mold could trigger an allergic, hyper-immune response.





Old food, like decades old, can kill you.


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Re: Crazy question: can I take 20-year-old shrooms??? [Re: ShroomGoddess]
    #28346142 - 06/03/23 06:20 PM (7 months, 22 days ago)

I know this is an old post but feel it still may be useful for someone :smile:
In my experience, as long as they have been dried out properly and stored away in the right conditions (away from light and totally airtight) they should be ok to eat, may have just lost a little potency. However in saying that, I was given a tin full of dried subs from a friend's dad who had them stored for 10+ years back in the day. Took them home and ate them (as you do out of season) and it was one of the best experiences I've had with shrooms! I've also got a few bags dried out that I've kept in zip lock bags with desiccants in an airtight container that are around 4 years old now and talking from recent experience, they still seem to be absolutely fine!


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Re: Crazy question: can I take 20-year-old shrooms??? [Re: baffles]
    #28349253 - 06/06/23 07:29 AM (7 months, 19 days ago)

If you're gonna eat it (I wouldn't) make tea. But you're gonna have to report back to us if you do.


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Re: Crazy question: can I take 20-year-old shrooms??? [Re: Pho]
    #28354042 - 06/10/23 05:09 AM (7 months, 15 days ago)

How about lemon?
Will the acidic environment of fresh squeeze lemon juice address any mold concerns while making old fungus stronger, quicker, easier digestible, and shorter lived?

Doesn't the heat of hot tea degrade the active ingredients?
I have recently returned to consumption after many (many) years when Md'ing came to my attention. To date 4 times in 4 weeks (micro micro 0.12 <0.25g) I chew and swallow, sometimes with lemon, yet never made tea.


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Re: Crazy question: can I take 20-year-old shrooms??? [Re: WhatEyeFind]
    #28360342 - 06/15/23 01:25 AM (7 months, 10 days ago)

I say, make some tea and enjoy. 😃


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Re: Crazy question: can I take 20-year-old shrooms??? [Re: copelandiao]
    #28360679 - 06/15/23 10:56 AM (7 months, 10 days ago)

Really disappointed that OP never reported back.


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Re: Crazy question: can I take 20-year-old shrooms??? [Re: KeyMaker] * 1
    #28515696 - 10/23/23 06:53 PM (3 months, 4 days ago)

I just found some that I put in my old playstation box about 12 years ago and they look and smell ok. I'll give them a shot in the next couple weeks and report back. They are just some cubes but if memory serves me correctly they were pretty potent.


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